The night of 28 to 29 June a gang of thieves led by Netzip-aga conducted raid on Gannadio terrorizing residents and then besieged the fortified residence of Vangelis Xynos located in the center of the village.He fought back bravely with the rest of the family. The only thing that the thieves managed was to break the portal and go into the yard. After a four-hour battle they were forced to abandon their efforts to retreat, leaving behind 12 dead and 6 wounded. Before leaving they threw into the fire the corpses of their dead comrades.